XAT is a national-level management entrance examination conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur for admission to MBA/PGDM programmes. Apart from XLRI and 10 other XAMI member colleges, over 1,000 B-schools accept XAT scores for admission to their post-graduate management programmes. The XAT question paper consists of 100 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from Decision Making, Verbal & Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation and General Knowledge.
XAT 2025 expected date - 5 Jan 2025
Syllabus
Candidates need to know the full XAT syllabus to score well on the exam. The syllabus covers important topics in sections like Verbal and Logical Ability, Decision Making, and Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation. By understanding what’s in the syllabus, candidates can create a good study plan. This helps them stay consistent during their preparation and achieve high scores.
The table below shows the most common topics covered in the XAT syllabus:
| Section | Topics Covered |
| Verbal & Logical Reasoning | Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Analogy, Parajumble, Grammar, Critical Reasoning, Fill in the Blanks, etc. |
| Decision Making | Data Arrangement, Conditioning, Grouping, Complex Arrangement, Caselets, Assumptions, Premises, Conclusions, etc. |
| Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency | Arithmetic, Geometry, Mensuration, Percentage, Surds and Indices, Algebra, Mensuration, Bar Diagrams, Pie Charts, Tables, Data Interpretation, etc. |
| General Knowledge | Science, Economy, Business, Politics, Static GK, Sports, Prize and Award, World, Government, Constitution of India, etc. |
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
| Sentence Correction | Fill in the Blanks |
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Synonyms and Antonyms |
Analogy |
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Error Identification |
Reading Comprehension |
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Para Jumbles, Word Usage |
Contextual Vocabulary |
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Sentence Completion |
Word Usage |
Decision Making
The portion on Decision-Making is unique to the XAT Entrance Exam. Neither the CAT nor other MBA entrance exams have a decision-making chapter. This section will examine candidates on making decisions in certain situations as specified in the exam paper. There are 22 questions in the XAT Decision-Making section. The following is a complete XAT Syllabus for Decision Making:
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Numerical and Situation Caselets
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HR Decision Making
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Appropriate Decision
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation
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Arithmetic |
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Algebra |
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Geometry & Mensuration |
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Number System |
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Modern Math |
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Data Interpretation |
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General Knowledge
The XAT Syllabus of General Knowledge consists of Static and Current Affairs questions. The topics to be covered to prepare XAT 2024 Syllabus for GK are listed below.
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Economics
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National and International Current Affairs
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History
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Geography
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Business Affairs
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Sports
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Business Affairs
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Business Affairs